Elephants are one of the most adorable animals around which is why they are also called gentle giants. The internet is replete with videos of elephants that also prove they are exceptionally smart creatures. In one such video that has gone viral on the internet, an elephant is seen getting an X-ray at a hospital.
One may think it would be a herculean task for the doctors and the hospital staff but in the clip shared on the micro-blogging site Twitter by Kaveri shows the elephant quietly entering the lab with an attendant. The doctors then take the X-ray as the elephant lies down on the ground as a human would.
As the lab technician gets the machine ready, the jumbo waits for the procedure without creating any trouble. It seems as if the elephant is understanding every bit that the attendant is instructing. It also gets a word of appreciation from the doctor for being calm.
Since being shared by Twitter user @ikaveri with the caption "I am sure you have never seen such a cooperative patient coming in for an X-Ray," the video has garnered 12.2k views and several comments.
On seeing the video, one of the user wrote, "Such gentle , intelligent giants ! I hope we can all be worthy of their trust & affection."
"Beautiful. What lovely creatures. How can we even think of harming them? We humans are an evil species when we harm animals," tweeted another.
"Omg none of my patients are so cooperative," wrote a third.